Minimal tillage

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Links to: Link details Item Reduce overland flow (by barrier) Reduce nitrogen mineralisation Increase in earthworm population Improve soil structure on arable land Incorporate crop residues Deep soil disturbance is avoided Reduce cultivations Reduce soil organic carbon oxidation on arable land

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Method 4. Adopt minimal cultivation systems, in Cuttle, S.P., C.J.A. Macleod, D.R. Chadwick, D. Scholefield, P.M. Haygarth, P. Newell-Price, D. Harris, M.A. Shepherd, B.J. Chambers, and R. Humphrey. (2007) An Inventory of Methods to Control Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture (DWPA): User manual ES0203. Defra, London

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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